Although the feds scrapped plans last week for seven more massive detention centers, Homeland Security is still planning to open four others, including in Appleton, MN and Washington County, Maryland. A grassroots Indivisible chapter, Hagerstown Rapid Response, asks people nationwide to deluge DHS with comments opposing converting an industrial warehouse into a gigantic detention facility bigger than 14 football fields.
Anyone concerned about the environmental consequences of detention expansion can submit a public comment. Deadline for comments is July 1st. To submit a comment, click here.